Apps that help you get money back on delays August 10, 2011 HERE’S a useful app for anyone who feels that they don’t necessarily get value for money from their Underground travel – which, let’s face it, is pretty much everyone. TubeTap is an ingenious creation that helps commuters win refunds from London Underground when the service takes too long to get there. As it happens, you [...]
Murdoch’s Sky role in the balance July 18, 2011 James Murdoch’s role as chairman of BSkyB could hinge on his performance at the crunch media select committee hearing this afternoon. The heir apparent to the Murdoch empire has come under increasing pressure to relinquish the Sky chairmanship following News Corp’s handling of the phone hacking scandal. Sources close to the Sky board have told [...]
Murdoch’s Sky role in the balance July 18, 2011 James Murdoch’s role as chairman of BSkyB could hinge on his performance at the crunch media select committee hearing this afternoon. The heir apparent to the Murdoch empire has come under increasing pressure to relinquish the Sky chairmanship following News Corp’s handling of the phone hacking scandal. Sources close to the Sky board have told [...]
Why read Ulysses when you can shoot a zombie? September 11, 2011 In a meeting last week I bonded with my colleagues over shooting a poison pod into the mouth of a necromorph leviathan in the sixth chapter of Dead Space. We laughed at how I spent nearly two hours running in frustrating circles in an anti-gravity chamber, being splattered to the wind by giant alien tentacles. [...]
Kingfisher in BBQ lift but still cautious June 2, 2011 KINGFISHER, Europe’s biggest home improvements retailer, said yesterday a surge in sales of garden furniture and barbecues during warm spring weather had not changed its cautious outlook on consumer spending. The group, which runs market leader B&Q in Britain as well as Castorama and Brico Depot in France, said yesterday shoppers in Britain in particular [...]
END OF THE WORLD July 7, 2011 ■ Murdoch closes best-selling tabloid in desperate bid to save rest of his empire ■ Bid for BSkyB hangs in balance as Hunt delays decision until September RUPERT MURDOCH abruptly ended his 42 year ownership of the News of the World yesterday, killing off the iconic brand in a desperate bid to save the rest [...]
Murdoch bid for Sky is still in the balance July 7, 2011 MURDOCH’S bid for BSkyB was hanging in the balance last night, despite his bombshell decision to close the flagship News of the World. A Sky director told City A.M. the two sides are “miles away from any decision on price” because the situation “is changing so quickly”. Culture Minister Jeremy Hunt has been forced to [...]
Advertisers ditch tabloid July 6, 2011 BLUE-CHIP companies’ boycott of the News of the World following the fresh revelations in the phone hacking scandal could cost News International millions of pounds in lost advertising revenue, according to analysts. The tabloid generates about £35m in annual advertising revenue, and as much as half of this could be lost to rival Trinity Mirror [...]
Advertisers ditch tabloid July 6, 2011 BLUE-CHIP companies’ boycott of the News of the World following the fresh revelations in the phone hacking scandal could cost News International millions of pounds in lost advertising revenue, according to analysts. The tabloid generates about £35m in annual advertising revenue, and as much as half of this could be lost to rival Trinity Mirror [...]
FTSE gains fuelled by Eurozone deal July 22, 2011 The FTSE 100 tracked other global markets upwards as the sealing of a second bailout for Greece produced a collective sigh of relief from investors, governments and financial institutions. Leaders of the Eurozone threw a lifeline to debt-stricken Greece that includes an extra €109bn of government money as well as a significant contribution from private [...]